Improvement in clothes-pins



- ROBERT'W. H usTow,

lmprovement in Clothes Pins.

Patented March 26,!872.

UNITED STATEs PATENT UFFICE.

ROBERT w. HUSTON, or WASHINGTON, DISTRICT on COLUMBIA.

IMPROVEMENT INCLOTHES-PINS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 124,955, dated March26, 1872.

Be it known that I, ROBERT W. HUsToN, of Washington, in the county ofWashington, District of Columbia, have invented a new and ImprovedGlothesPin; and I do hereby declare that the following is afull, clear,and exact description thereof, reference icing had to the accompanyingdrawing maklng part of this specification, in which- Figure l is aperspective'view, representing two of the improved clothes-pins holdinga cloth on a line. Fig. 2 is a perspective view of one oftheclothes-pins. Fig. 3 is a section taken longitudinally through the pin.Fig. 4 shows a modification.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in the severalfigures. y

This invention rel tes to clothes-pins which are especially designed forbeing permanently applied to clothes-lines, and which will admit ofready adjustment thereon. It consists in a clothespin, which is made ofa single piece, having a longitudinally-periorated head and two springgriping-jaws, as will be hereinafter explained.

The following description of my invention will enable others skilled inthe art to understand it.

In the accompanying drawing, A represents the head or stock of the pin.a a are the curved spring-j aws thereof, and b is an opening, which ismade through the longest axis of the pin, for receiving the line 0, asshown in Fig. 3. This pin is made of one piece of wood or other suitablematerial, which will afford proper elasticity to the griping-jaws andenable them to gripe and hold firmly articles upon the line, as shown inFig. 1, wherein B represent an article which is held by two of the pins.

Proper flexibility is given to the curved jaws a a by reducing thethickness of the material; and, if desirable, their inner gripingsurfaces may be grooved so as to embrace the line 0, as shown in Fig. 3.g Y

I am aware that a clothes-pin in the form of a split-sheath or tube isnotnew also, that a pin which is composed of two parts, pivoted together and perforated to receive a line through it longitudinally, isnot new; also, that a pin .having gripingjaws on one end and a holetransversely through its other end is not new and these devices I do notclaim.

I have invented a clothes-pin which is composed of a single piece,having lateral spring griping-jaws and a hole passing longitudinallythrough a solid head, thus combining strength, durability, and cheapnesswith facility of manipnlation and manufacture.-

Witnesses J N. CAMPBELL, J. R. MARTIN.

